Italian fashion and glamour take over London's V&A Museum with its latest exhibition: THE GLAMOUR OF ITALIAN FASHION 1945-2014.
The lead sponsor, Bulgari, represents the opulence of the 1960s era
displaying pieces from Elizabeth Taylor's private collection,
including the spectacular platinum, diamond and emerald necklace which
she received as an engagement present from Richard Burton. As Burton
once quipped: "The only word Liz knows in Italian is Bulgari"!. The
exhibtion runs until July 27 (vam.ac.uk) and is a riot of Italian
fashion, prints and just sheer glamour. Left: Audrey in 1954 with shoe designer Salvatore Ferregamo. 
CASANOVA 70. A colourful ‘60s comedy from Swinging Italy,
directed by Mario Monicelli with another terrific performance from
Marcello Mastroianni as the later-day Casanova who goes impotent if
there is no element of danger involved in his liaisons. He is an army
officer who can only perform when his life is in danger. It is another
of Carlo Ponti’s assaults on the box office with the Latin lover
supreme, Mastroianni, as a sort of Italian James Bond, seeking dangerous
situations and beautiful women. 
These include Virna Lisi, Marisa Mell,
Michele Mercier, Margaret Lee, Beba Loncar. Director Marco Ferreri plays
the jealous husband of Mell …. It is all very 1965 (like Marcello’s THE
10TH VICTIM, review at Marcello label) as we travel from Italy to France and the Swiss Alps and a
lot of silly fun now. As much fun as those mid-60s Italian episode films we like here, see Italian label: LE BAMBOLE, BOCCACCIO 70, LE FATE, GOLD OF NAPLES etc. or Jean Dujardin's OSS 117 capers.
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